Making someone angry or provoking anger; the act of causing someone to feel rage.
From 'anger' (Old Norse 'angr', meaning grief/sorrow) + '-ing' (present participle). The root originally meant distress rather than rage.
The word 'anger' started as 'grief' in Old Norse—over centuries, sorrow transformed into active rage! This shows how emotions evolve and intensify in language as cultures change.
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